13th Legislature

Public and Local Laws 13th Legislature

(PL 13-1 to present; RLL 13-1 present; SLL 13-1 to present)

CNMI Statutes : Local Laws

13th Legislature 2-13-02 thru present

Note: descriptions of the statutes below are not comprehensive, and the Law Revision Commission may revise section numbers prior to final codification and publication. We make every effort to post new statutes within 5 working days of our receiving them.

PL 13-63 To enact a Comprehensive Readiness and Response System for emergency health threats, including those caused by Bio-Terrorism;effective 02-10-04.

PL 13-62 To amend 3 CMC § 4434(i)(l)(b) as amended by Public Law 13-20 to allow the Department of Public Works to hire nonresident professionals for technical and professional positions until September 30,2005; effective 01-12-04.

PL 13-61 To amend 4 CMC 5 4344(d) of the Commonwealth Entry and Deportation Act of 1983 to require the Office of the Attorney General to promulgate rules and regulations implementing certain applicable international treaties and conventions related to the status and treatment of persons fearing persecution and torture, cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment or punishment in their country of origin; effective 01-08-04.

PL 13-60 To Amend the Northern Mariana Islands Retirement Act of 1988; effective 12-05-03.

PL 13-59 "To amend 4 CMC § 1401 (g) as enacted by Public Law 13-42, to exempt educational materials such as books and computers from the .42 percent ad valorem assessed on all consumer goods"; effective 09-15-03.

PL 13-58 "To appropriate all monies deposited in the Tobacco Control Fund from Public Law 13-38;" effective 08-14-03.

PL 13-57 "To amend 1 CMC § 6003(o)(3) as enacted by P.L. 12-18, as amended, the Election Law of the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands;" effective 07-29-03.

PL 13-56 "To fully fund the dialysis centers in the first and second senatorial districts by appropriating account balance from the CDA asset accounts in the amount of $2,000,000, and to fully fund the Commonwealth Prison Project by amending PL 12-64, as amended, to specify the revenue source for repayment of bond issuance and to authorize the use of any available funds to provide an alternative interim funding source;" effective 07-25-03.

PL 13-55 "To amend 1 CMC § 1617, created by Section 3 of Public Law No. 12-43, to give the Speaker of the Youth Congress the authority to appoint individual members of the Youth Congress to serve as non-voting honorary members of each Commonwealth Board and Commission;" effective 07-03-03.

PL 13-54 "To authorize the Municipality of Tinian and Aquigan to borrow Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000) from the Marianas Public Land Trust to fund the design and construction of a Tinian Civic Center;" effective 06-30-03.

PL 13-53 "To establish a comprehensive and coordinated information system to collect criminal justice information, maintain it securely and disseminate it;" effective 05-20-03.

PL 13-52 "To provide for the issuance of certificates as certified public accountants to regulate the practice of accountancy in the public interest; to establish a Board of Accountancy and prescribe its powers and duties;" effective 05-20-03.

PL 13-51 "To amend 4 CMC §§ 5941 (a) and (b) to modify the requirement for a $100,000 security deposit for long-term business certificate applicants;" effective 04-21-03.

PL 13-50 "To amend 4 CMC, Division 8, Chapter 1 § 8122;" effective 04-21-03.

PL 13-49 "To amend the immigration fraud statute;" effective 04-21-03.

PL 13-48 "To appropriate Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) for the completion of the Rota Route 100 Road Project in the FirstSenatorial District; to appropriate Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) for the completion of the Water Reservoir Project in the Second Senatorial District;" effective 04-01-03.

PL 13-47 "To amend public law 12-23;" effective 03-06-03.

PL 13-46 "To provide for the disposition of Government Property;" effective 01-13-03.

PL 13-45 "To reappropriate the amount of $31,458.00 fund balance from PL 9-1 section 4(c)(1) and from PL 10-15 for the purchase of collateral equipment for Dandan Elementary School;" effective 01-08-03.

PL 13-44 "To authorize public debt in an amount not to exceed $2,000,000 to fund the repair or replacement of infrastructure systems in the First Senatorial District which were damaged as a result of Supertyphoon Pongsona;" effective 01-08-03.

PL 13-43 "To amend Public Law 13-24 (Appropriations and Budget Authority Act of 2003);" effective 12-30-02.

PL 13-42 "To establish a Solid Waste Management Revolving Account; to provide financial support to Commonwealth Solid Waste Management Systems;" effective 12-19-02.

PL 13-41 "To authorize the Department of Finance to incur debt in the amount not to exceed $19,000,000.00 to pay tax rebates and refunds currently owing to the taxpayers of the Commonwealth;" effective 12-19-02.

PL 13-40 "To lower water rates for Commercial farmers and ranchers;" effective 12-17-02.

PL 13-39 "To amend sections 3,4, and 5 of PL 13-17, as amended by PL 13-25;" effective 12-13-02.

PL 13-38 "To amend 4 CMC § 1402(a)(16): To restrict cigarette smoking;" effective 12-13-02.

PL 13-37 "To establish a Tobacco Settlement Expenditure Fund by repealing PL 12-44, and to appropriate the money in the fund for the purpose of developing and implementing a CNMI Comprehensive Tobacco Prevention and Control Strategic Plan of Action;" effective 12-13-02.

PL 13-36 "To effectuate the terms of the Memorandum of Agreement between the Commonwealth Development Authority and the Commowealth Utilities Corporation by authorizing the Commonwealth Utilities Corporation to issue shares of Cumulative, non-convertible, non-transferable preferred stock valued at $45,500,000.00 to the Commonwealth Development Authority and to provide for the repayment of debt for users fees for electrical consumption by the CNMI Government according to the terms of the Memorandum of Agreement;" effective 12-10-02.

PL 13-35 "To effectuate the terms of the Memorandum of Agreement between the Commonwealth Development Authority and the Commonwealth Utilities Corporation by requiring the Commonwealth Development Authority to waive $16,068,750.00 of the principal owed and to waive certain specified interest payments;" effective 12-10-02.

PL 13-34 "To transfer the Division of Veterans Affairs within the Department of Community and Cultural Affairs to the Office of the Governor and to rename it the Office of Military Liaison and Veteran Affairs;" effective 12-05-02.

PL 13-33 "To amend 4 CMC § 1503 (c), created by section 1503 (c) of Public Law 9-22;" effective 11-27-02.

PL 13-32 "To create a National Guard for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands;" effective 11-25-02.

PL 13-31 "To preserve and designate Lot No. 683 R. 01 at as Nieves on the island of Rota for future cultural development;" effective 11-18-02.

PL 13-30 "To establish areas of public lands on the island of Rota that are suitable for village homesteads, specifically the Finafa and Ginalangan areas;" effective 11-14-02.

PL 13-29 "To establish a Commonwealth Film, Video and Media Office (herein referred to as the Northern Mariana Islands Film Office);" effective 11-14-02.

PL 13-28 "To establish an Agriculture Equipment Service Revolving Fund Program within the Division of Agriculture;" effective 11-09-02.

PL 13-27 "To appropriate funds for the San Vicente Waterline Replacement Project;" effective 10-31-02.

PL 13-26 "To require all businesses to provide receipts to clients and customers for cash transactions and retain a copy for inspection by the tax authority; to increase penalties for businesses that under-report their true gross earnings; to enhance enforcement of said penalties;" effective 10-23-02.

PL 13-25 "To amend the Land Compensation Act of 2002 (Public Law 13-17);" effective 09-20-02.

PL 13-24 "To make appropriations for the operations and activities of the Government of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, its agencies, instrumentalities, and independent programs, and to provide budget authority for government corporations for Fiscal Year 2003;" effective 09-10-02.

PL 13-23 "To amend 2 CMC, Division 4, § 4144 by adding a new subsection (d) relating to land in the First Senatorial District"; effective 09-09-02.

PL 13-22 "To amend 6 CMC Section 1434 (b) to clarify that the offense of resisting arrest applies to those who resist arrest by probation officers of the Office of Adult Probation Supervision"; effective 08-30-02.

PL 13-21 "To reprogram funds from Public Law 7-1, 7-5, 7-36, and 8-2 to the Typhoon Chatan'an emergency fund"; effective 08-21-02.

PL 13-20 "To amend 3 CMC § 4434 (i)(1)(B) of Public Law 12-34 to provide the Department of Public Works with the same expiration date granted to the other governmental departments and agencies listed"; effective 08-15-02.

PL 13-19 "To increase the tax on gaming device jackpots"; effective 08-15-02.

PL 13-18 "To amend Section 7 Public Law 12-64 to appropriate funds to build dialysis treatment facilities on the islands Tinian and Rota"; effective 07-31-02.

PL 13-17 "To authorize the Marianas Public Lands Authority in conjunction with the Commonwealth Development Authority to incur public debt in an amount of up to Forty Million Dollars ($40,000,000) for the settlement of land compensation claims against the Commonwealth"; effective 07-23-02.

PL 13-16 "To appropriate $2.6 million from the generated under Public Law 11-64 to the Marianas Visitors Authority"; effective 07-03-02.

PL 13-15 "To amend Public Law No.12-45, to conform with the model statute within the meaning of the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement"; effective 07-01-02.

PL 13-14 "To appropriate funds for various road paving in Precinct IV"; effective 06-25-02.

PL 13-13 "To appropriate funds for Capital Improvement Projects"; effective 06-25-02.

PL 13-12 "To amend Public Law No. 12-6"; effective 06-25-02.

PL 13-11 "To appropriate Thirty Nine Thousand Three Hundred Seventeen Dollars ($39,317.00) from Section 3 of Public Law 12-6"; effective 06-25-02.

PL 13-10 "To re-appropriate fund balances from Public Law 11-119";effective 06-19-02.

PL 13-9 "To amend 4CMC § 8131 (a) regarding the qualifications of the board of directors of the Commonwealth Utilities Corporation"; effective 06-17-02.

PL 13-8 "To re-establish the Fish and Game Conservation Fund as a revolving fund to be used for the administration of programs under the Division of Fish and Wildlife by amending 2CMC § 5107 and § 5109(k)"; effective 06-11-02.

PL 13-7 "To amend Public Law 11-79, Section 6(c)(2)";effective 06-11-02.

PL 13-6 "To amend 9 CMC § 1304(a) regarding the surrender of a person's driver's license when stopped by a police officer"; effective 05-31-02.

PL 13-5 "To amend 3CMC § 4434 (i)(1) of Public Law 12-34 to add a new subsection (E)"; effective 05-03-02.

PL 13-4 "To re-appropriate fund balances from Public Law 11-83"; effective 04-29-02.

PL 13-3 "To re-appropriate and authorize the expenditure of Two Hundred Eighty Thousand Dollars ($280,000.00) from certain fund balances available from appropriations under Subsection 530(e) and (f) of Public Law 10-41"; effective 03-12-02.

PL 13-2 "To amend Public Law 12-13, Section 2, Subsection 1";effective 03-12-02.

PL 13-1 "To amend certain sections of the Commonwealth Code regarding excepted service employees in the Executive Branch, the Office of the Resident Representative to the United States, and the Municipal Councils for each Senatorial District"; effective 02-13-02.

Local Laws: 05-10-02 - thru Present

CNMI Statutes : Local Laws

Senatorial district delegations of the Commonwealth Legislature enact local laws pursuant to the Local Law Act of 1983 (1 CMC § 1401 et seq.), which permits legislation pertaining exclusively to individual senatorial districts. There are currently three senatorial districts: Rota (District One), Tinian and Aguiguan (District Two), and Saipan and the Northern Islands (District Three).

Rota Senatorial District Local Laws

RLL 13-5 "To appropriate $90,000 from the local license fees for pachinko slot machines and poker machines in the First Senatorial District"; effective 06-06-03.

RLL 13-4 "To establish a Rota Municipal Scholarship Foundation"; effective 08-15-02.

RLL 13-3 "To impose a complete ban on the exportation of Raw Bayogo from the island of Rota"; effective date 08-09-02.

RLL 13-2 "To appropriate $142,000.00 from the local license fees for pachinko slot machines and poker machines in the First Senatorial District"; effective date 06-26-02.

RLL 13-1 "To appropriate $142,000.00 from the local license fees for pachinko slot machines and poker machines in the First Senatorial District"; effective 04-12-02.

Tinian and Aguiguan Senatorial District Local Laws

TLL 13-01"To prohibit or restrict the use of scuba tank and other related devices on commercial and non-commercial fishermen when fishing for reef fish and harvesting other marine life within the lagoon and coastal waters of the municipality of Tinian and Aguiguan"; effective 09-20-02

Saipan and Northern Islands Senatorial District Local Laws

SLL 13-22 "To name the road/street leading from the entrance in between the land parcels of former Representative Moses T. Fejeran and Mr. & Mrs. Felipe T. Fejeran east to the resident of Mr. & Mrs. Leonard and Connie T. Kaufer, as the "Josen Adu Road" in honor of the late Honorable San Vicente/Dandan District/Village Commissioner Jose Cruz Fejeran;" effective 02-10-04

SLL 13-21 "To establish a Saipan Higher Education Financial Assistance Board;"effective 02-02-04.

SLL 13-20 "To appropriate the sum of $25,461.00 from fees collected from the bingo, batu and cockfight;" effective 02-02-04

SLL 13-19 "To appropriate $43,586.00 from the Developer Infastructure Tax Fund;" effective 09-22-03.

SLL 13-18 "To amend Section 2(a) of Saipan Local Law 13-14;" effective 09-22-03.

SLL 13-17 "To amend 10 CMC 3154 (a) (1) to change the datum point of the Saipan street numbering system from Capital Hill area to a new location southwest of Aqingan Point at the coordinates N: 44,474.1785M; E: 46,536.9626 m;" effective 07-03-03.

SLL 13-16 "To establish a Saipan or Northern Island Residential Identification Card Program;" effective 07-02-03.

SLL 13-15 "To appropriate $430,000 from Saipan Local Law 11-2;" effective 06-06-03.

SLL 13-14 "To re-appropriate $231,648 from the fees collected under the Saipan Local Law 11-2;" effective 06-06-03.

SLL 13-13 "To prohibit or restrict the use of self-contained underwater breathing apparatus (SCUBA) and other related devices on commercial and non-commercial fishermen when fishing for reef fish or other types of fish or harvesting other marine life within the lagoon and coastal waters of the municipality of Saipan and the Northern Islands;" effective 05-09-03.

SLL 13-12 "To re-appropriate the sum of $185.000 appropriated by H.L.B. No.13-003, Saipan Local Law No.13-03, from the fees collected by Saipan Local Law No.11-2 for the San Antonio Elementary School Walk-Way Cover;" effective 01-08-03.

SLL 13-11 "To appropriate $75,000 pursuant to Saipan Local Law 13-8 from local license fees and to repeal and re-enact Section 3 of SLL 13-8;" effective 01-07-03.

SLL 13-10 "To name the Saipan International Airport the Francisco C. Ada/Saipan International Airport in recognition of his pioneering efforts to modernize Saipan's airport facility and the island's economy;" effective 10-14-02.

SLL 13-9 "To appropriate $37,323.00 from cockfight, bingo and batu gaming collection;" effective 09-20-02.

SLL 13-8 "To appropriate the sum of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00) from Saipan Local Law 11-2;" effective 06-17-02.

SLL 13-7 "To appropriate the sum of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00) from Saipan Local Law 11-2;" effective 05-31-02.

SLL 13-6 "To recognize and memorialize Mr. Guillermo Romolor Kileleman's outstanding accomplishments in traditional medicine;" effective 05-31-02.

SLL 13-5 "To amend Saipan Local Law 12-21,Section 2 (a);" effective 05-13-02.

SLL 13-4 "To appropriate $1,081,000.00 from fees collected under Saipan Local Law 11-2;" effective 05-13-02.

SLL 13-3 "To appropriate One Hundred Eighty-Five Thousand Dollars ($185,000.00) from fees collected by Saipan Local Law 11-2"; effective 05-13-02.

SLL 13-2 "To appropriate the sum Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($400,000.00) from the fees collected under Saipan Local Law No. 11-2"; effective 05-13-02.

SLL 13-1 "To appropriate the sum of Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($320,000.00) from the fees collected under Saipan Local Law 11-2"; effective 05-10-02.